Light-bowl hanger



A. J. PETERSEN.

LIGHT BOWL HANGER.

APPLICATION FILEDSEPT. 19, I918.

Patented May 4, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

A. J. PETERSEN.

LIGHT BOWL HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I9. 19l8.

Patented May 4, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ARNOLD J. PETERSEN, OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA.

LIGHT-BOWL HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1920.

Application filed September 19, 1918. Serial No. 254,746.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARNOLD J. PETERSEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cedar Rapids, in. the county of Linn and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Light -l 3owl Hangers;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to lighting fixtures, chiefly electrical, and hasfor its object to provide a simple, inexpensive and convenient hangerfor electrolier shades and re flectors.

The device is designed more especially for use in connection with thesemi-indirect system of lighting, in which a large, shallow bowl is hungunder the lamps, but is not limited thereto, and may be applied tovarious types of lighting fixtures, as will hereafter more fully appear.I

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved hanger, the depending bowland the canopy being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a plan view of thehanger, with two lamps attached. Fig. 3 is a section in the line 33 of aslightly modified form of hanger attached to a single lamp socket. Fig.4 is a fragmentary plan view of the central spider shown in Fig. 3, asseen from the under side, and before the bending up of the screw-lugs.Fig. 5 is a fragmentary, sectional view of the type of hanger shown inFig. 1, but inverted, with an attached arm adapted to support a sidelamp.

In the drawings, the numeral 5 denotes a lamp-shade or bowl, having aconstricted rim 6 forming a bead to engage the arms of the hanger to bedescribed presently. This, with the lamps, is usually suspended from theceiling of the room, as by a tube 7 through which the conducting wiresare run. The portion of tube immediately over the hanger in inclosed inan ornamental bell or canopy 8.

The hanger comprises a number of parts, and is described as follows:

A central spider 9 is stamped from sheet metal, with a central hole 10for the passage of wires, and for connection with the means ofsuspension. The hole may be small, as in Fig. 2, if the spider is toconnect with a tube simply, or enlarged, as shown in Fig. 4, if to besuspended by chains, or attached to a lamp-socket depending from adropcord, or the like. In the latter case a number of lugs 11,preferably three, are formed, and when struck up as shown in Fig. 3,serve for convenient attachment by screws 12 to the cover of alamp-socket 13, as shown. From the sides of the central portion of thespider project a number of arms, preferably three, indicated by thereference numeral 14, and an equal number of intermediate arms 15. Thecentral part or hub of the spider is cupped, as shown, to give itstillness, the cupping extending into the arms 14, which for a portionof their length are folded closely together, as shown at 16. The foldedportion is pierced at 17 to receive a pin 18. The other arms 15 are leftfiat, and provided with. terminal holes 19, for the attachment oflamp-sockets as shown. These arms are easily bent and twisted to anydesired position, so that the lamps may be set at any required angle,according to the shape of the bowl, or otherwise.

Supplemental to the spider are extensions 20, formed of folded sheetmetal fitting.

neatly over the folded parts of the spider. These are pierced with aseries of holes, and through one of them each arm may connect with anarm of the spider by a fastening pin. To any of the other holes mayconnect a terminal finger 21, similarly formed of sheet metal, but withone end formed as a hinge 22, so that when attached to the extension 20it may tilt in one direction as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1.The

-finger is, however, provided with two holes,

so that a pair of pins will fasten it rigidly to the extension, whendesired. The series of holes permits adjustment in the length of theradial arms through a wide range in the sizes of bowls.

lVhen the hanger is used for suspending a bowl, as in Fig. 1, all thefingers may be attached by single pins, or one or two may be made rigidby the use of two pins. In either case the bowl is easily and quicklyattached, by simply lifting it to position, the hinged finger tiltingupward until its tip passes the bead of the bowl, when it drops toholding position. To detach the bowl the hinged finger is lifted, andthe operation reversed.

The hanger may be used as a shade sup port for a stand-lamp, the sameside up as in Fig. 1, with one or more hinged fingers, or either side upby making all the fingers ri id.

n Fig. 5 is shown a simple method of applying radial pendants for thesupport of side lights outside the bowl. A wire pendant 23, bent at 24to form a hook, and looped at 25, slips into the channel of theextension 20, when set with the open side up, and is there held in placeby a pair of pins 26.

The device provides. a very simple and inexpensive hanger, adaptable toa variety of uses, and for various sizes of fixtures. Its

construction is such that all parts are concealed, when in use, andthere is practically nothing above the lamps to cast shadows on theceiling.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A light-bowl hanger, comprising a central spider having radial armsterminating in flat, vertically disposed portions, folded extensionsfitting thereover, folded terminal fingers fitting over the extensions,and means for attaching the extensions to the spider, and the fingers tothe extensions.

2.A light-bowl hanger formed of sheet metal, with radial armsterminating out wardly in flat, vertically disposed portions by foldingclosely together, folded sheetmetal extensions fitting thereover, andfolded fingers fitting over the extensions, and means for connecting theextensions rigidly to the spider, and the fingers hingedly to theextensions.

3. In a light-bowl hanger, a spider formed of sheet metal, and havingradial arms terminating in fiat, closely folded portions adapted toconnect with extensions, and intermediate, flat arms with terminalholes, to serve as lamp supports.

4. A light-bowl hanger, comprising a central spider having fiat, radial,perforated arms to serve as lamp-supports, and intermediate radial arms,closely folded at the ends, and the folded portion perforated, foldedextensions fitting said arms, and provided with a series ofperforations, and folded terminal fingers fitting over theextensions,and perforated for connection therewith, and adjustable lengthwisethereof.

5. A spider for light bowl hangers, formed of sheet metal, with radial,bowlsupporting arms formed by folding the sides of the arms together,and having a central hole with up-struck, screw-holding lugs adjacentthereto.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARNOLD J. PETERSEN.

Witnesses A. T. COOPER, J. M. ST. JOHN.

